Jayed picked a four-wicket haul in Indore © AFP

Abu Jayed, the Bangladesh seamer, showcased glimpses of his potential with a four-wicket haul against India on Day 2 of the first Test of the two-match series in Indore. However, he was the lone-ranger for the visitors as the home side surged their way to a massive lead of 343 runs at stumps.

Jayed consistently found a hint of swing and seam through the course of the innings and picked up the crucial wickets of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara. He could have even ended up with a five-for, but Imrul Kayes dropped a sitter in the slip cordon on Day 1. Russell Domingo, the Bangladesh head coach, praised Jayed for his control.

"We think he [Jayed] is a really good Test bowler. He bowls consistent lines and lengths. He bowled really well in this game. I have read a few articles where it was written that he hasn't picked up wickets in the domestic system, but we think he is one of our leading Test bowlers, and he will have a big role. He is definitely a guy we need to back,'' Domingo said on Friday (November 15).

Incidentally, unlike some of his other team-mates, who came into the national set-up at a young age on the back of their performances in the age-level tournaments, Jayed made his way into the Test side after playing eight years of first-class cricket. He has close to 250 wickets in first-class cricket.

Meanwhile, despite the track offering appreciable seam movement, Bangladesh didn't opt for the extra pacer. In fact, Mominul Haque, the Bangladesh Test captain, had said at the end of Day 1 that the tourists preferred to pick the extra batsman instead of selecting the additional seamer, as they don't have good pace bowling stocks.

However, Domingo admitted that to win Tests away from home, Bangladesh need better pace bowling stocks. "To win Tests, you need a bowling unit. For Bangladesh to do well in away Tests, you need up to six bowlers. India, Australia, England and South Africa have done well because they can pick a group of five or six fast bowlers under any conditions, home and away.

"Bangladesh's strength is obviously been spin bowling at home, but it is something that we need to develop in our game. We need to provide opportunities for fast bowlers with pitches where they can become a factor in the game, and bowl 18-20 overs a day. I think the wickets in Bangladesh at the moment don't allow them to do this. They bowl six or seven overs in a four-day game,'' he said.